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18201 Von Karman Ave, Suite 1180, Irvine, CA 92612
1611 Heather Ridge Dr, Glendale, CA 91207
18000 Studebaker Road, Suite 700, Cerritos, CA 90703
4100 Newport Place, Suite #550, Newport Beach, CA 92660
15303 Ventura Blv, Suite 900, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
660 S Figueroa St, Suite 1888, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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355 S. Grand Ave, Suite 2450, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3500 West Olive Ave, Suite 300, Burbank, CA 91505
404 W 4th St, Suite L, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Plaza Tower, 600 Anton Blvd, Suite 1400, Costa Mesa, CA 92626-7689
155 N Lake Ave, Suite 800, Pasadena, CA 91101
427 N Canon Dr, Suite 212, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4800, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1801 Century Park E, Suite 1050, Los Angeles, CA 90067
500 N Central Ave, 650, Glendale, CA 91203
782 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90813
6430 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1180, Los Angeles, CA 90028
26895 Aliso Creek Rd, #B306, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
3711 Long Beach Blvd, Suite 4057, #1206, Long Beach, CA 90807
707 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 4825, Los Angeles, CA 90017
1428 2nd Street, Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90401
201 N Brand Blvd, Suite 200, Glendale, CA 91203
9229 Sunset Blvd, Suite 415, West Hollywood, CA 90069
701 N Brand Blvd, STE 270, Glendale, CA 91203
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both California state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine